Blue Skies Hand Launch Glider Challenge

The Albuquerque Soaring Association
and the Soaring League of North Texas
are proud to present

The Blue Skies Hand Launch Glider Challenge

Blue Skies over Texas - April 22-23
Blue Skies over New Mexico - May 20-21

Locations:

Texas - At the beautiful Southfork Ranch (filming location for the series Dallas) and home of the well-known soaring contest TNT (Texas National Tournament), join SLNT for a two day hand launch event.

New Mexico - On the huge grass circles of Gardner Sod farm in Moriarty, NM, join the ASA for two days of hand launch play.

Contests:
In each contest, we'll fly 10 rounds for the entire group, then we'll all watch the top six pilots fly three fly-off rounds of extra challenging tasks. There will be comraderie and fun.

Scoring:
We'll use Man-on-Man scoring. Results for each weekend will combine to make a series.

Prizes:
At the Texas event, SLNT will manage a winnings pot for the top flyers.
At the New Mexico event, ASA will host a raffle, with the top prizes high performance Hand Launch gliders.

Invitation:
Come join us. Call it a Regional Series, or a National Open, or even a great warm up for the famous IHLGF in June. Whatever you call it, it is hand launch fun with friends in the springtime!

This event is going to be held at one of the most enjoyable flying sites I have been to. For Handlaunch it is just amazing. Big blue skies, no smog!!! Seriously people if your within driving range, and have the time, do it. You will enjoy it.
Chad

Prizes!

There are many good reasons to come to Blue Skies.

Let's talk prizes.

The Texas folk are keeping it simple. Money
You can dream of winning, with way better odds than the lottery. Even have some control over the results. And if you can take 1st through 4th place, you're going to come home with more than dreams.

Okay, you'll be deferring your travel expenses LOL. But if you win 1st or second, there's going to be some left over too!

Meanwhile, in New Mexico we'll have some very pretty wood for the top finishers. Now, if bragging rights are not enough, we're also having a Raffle. For everybody. Even those who can't come fly!

This is a serious game. There are three high performance DLGs on the block right now, and it won't matter where you place in the contest. The only way you can win is to register for Blue Skies Over New Mexico (one free ticket per pilot), or if you buy your own additional tickets. Yes, you do not have to be registered to participate. So register, or buy tickets, or do both!

cool on the xp-4.5. I've been wanting one for a long time. Guess I'll need to sell a few more kits so I can buy up all the tickets. Then run down and try this flying for money thing in Texas. Do they still get a plaque?

"Before the first launch, each competitor announces a target time to his timekeeper. He than can perform an unlimited number of launches to reach this time. If the target is reached, the target time is credited and he can announce the next target time, which can be lower, equal or higher. The announcement can be repeated 5 times.

5 flights with a reached target can be credited. The reached target times are added up. Minimum working time - 10 minutes.